Despite the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor agreement’s apparent success at facilitating cross-border data transfers since its adoption in 2000, it’s in danger. MEP Jan-Phillip Albrecht recommended in his report earlier this year that the mechanism be discontinued, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations have indicated discontent with the current framework. As such, organizations certified under Safe Harbor “should closely monitor the EU’s legislative process and the TTIP for indications about Safe Harbor’s future,” writes Hogan Lovells’ Privacy Team in this latest installment of the IAPP’s Privacy Tracker blog. (IAPP member login required.)
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